Have you signed up for 750words.com yet? Or will you try doing 750 words on paper? I've just Continue Reading
January 1, 2012
Think Like a Writer, Day 1
Yesterday, December 31, my friend Charlie Woods rode his bike 60 miles and finished his yearly goal Continue Reading
October 26, 2011
12 Writing Fiction Checklists
Need to know how well your writing, editing and revisions are going? Here's a variety of checklists Continue Reading
October 24, 2011
Situation v. Plot
I am thinking about doing NaNoWriMo this year, joining with thousands of others in trying to write Continue Reading
October 18, 2011
Stuck on my First Draft
I wrote a first draft of a picture book this week. Except, I didn't finish. And that's a good Continue Reading
October 12, 2011
Dialogue and Exposition
Here's a question from a reader: Is it ok to use dialogue to tell the main character about the Continue Reading
September 28, 2011
Kiki Hamilton: 2k11
Debut Novel: Spreadsheets Used for Plotting and Revising a Novel Introduced first in 2007, debut Continue Reading
September 26, 2011
Rituals for Digital Submissions
I'm sending out my novel today. Long ago, when submissions were paper, writers and authors often Continue Reading
September 14, 2011
Voice Begins with Word Choices
Voice begins with the right choice of words Each story or novel has its own diction, or the group Continue Reading
September 13, 2011
Developing Your Writer’s Voice
Design Star Finds Voice Last night, I watched HGTV crown the new "Design Star," Meg Caswell. I had Continue Reading